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The Hate U Give

Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed.

Soon afterward, his death is a national headline. What everyone wants to know is: what really went down that night? The only person alive who can answer that is Starr. But what Starr does—or does not—say could upend her community. It could also endanger her life.

On The Come Up

Sixteen-year-old Bri wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. Or at least get some streams on her mixtape. As the daughter of an underground rap legend who died right before he hit big, Bri’s got massive shoes to fill. But when her mom unexpectedly loses her job, food banks and shut-off notices become as much a part of her life as beats and rhymes. With bills piling up and homelessness staring her family down, Bri no longer just wants to make it—she has to make it.

Brilliant, insightful, full of heart, this novel is another modern classic from one of the most influential literary voices of a generation.

PRAISE FOR THE HATE U GIVE:

“A portrait of culture and community and young womanhood that feels as fresh and necessary as Starr’s indelible voice.” —Entertainment Weekly

“A stunning, brilliant, gut-wrenching novel.” —John Green, bestselling author of Turtles All the Way Down

“Absolutely riveting!”—Jason Reynolds, bestselling author of Long Way Down

“One day, The Hate U Givewill be a regular part of our school curriculum in the same way that To Kill a Mockingbird is now.“—Harlan Coben for Today